Man&#39;s shirt-waist.



A. KAPLAN.

MANS SHIRT WAIST.

APPLICATION FILED 1uLY27, me.

l ,2 1 0,486.; Patented J im. 2, 1917.

pnrn sans aria rien i ARTHUR KAPLAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 LUCY COSTABILE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MANS SHIRT-WAIST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 2, 1917.

Application led .Tuly 27, 1916. Serial No. 111,577.

T0 all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR KAPLAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mens Shirt-VVaists, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in mens shirt-waists, the object being to provide a tailless shirt for men arranged for attachment to the trousers, thereby acting as a suspender or belt.

One of the objects of my invention is to save material so as to reduce the cost of manufacturing this particular line of wearing apparel.

By producing a shirt without tails, a

large amount of material is saved, and consequently a large amount of money, especially in the case of silk shirts where the cost of material is rather high. As I have dispensed with tails, in the production of my improved article, it is necessary to provide some means to prevent the shirtwaist from pulling up above the waistband of the trousers. 'Io accomplish this, I provide the lower end of the shirtwaist with buttonholes to be engaged by the buttons usually placed on the inner surface of the waistband of the trousers. To adapt the shirtwaist to support the trousers, thereby dispensing with Suspenders or a separate belt, I provide the lower edge of the shirtwaist with an inserted elastic belt or band arranged to snugly engage the waist, the trousers being hung from the belt and supported as effectively as if a pair of suspenders or a separate leather belt were used, special means being provided to adjust the elastic belt, insert or band.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, the essential features of which will be summarized in the appended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof; wherein- Figure 1 is a front View of a shirtwaist embodying my improvement; Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail View illustrating the manner of connecting the shirtwaist and trousers; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail view, the section being taken on a line 3 3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, the section being taken on a line 4 4 in Fig. 1 (the sleeve being omitted) illustrating' the adjusting means for the elastic-band; and Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating the band in adjusted position.

In the drawing a shirtwaist, made in accordance with my improvement, is indicated by 6, the length of the shirtwaist being sufficient to extend only a short distance below the waist line of the wearer. To carry out my improvement, I provide the lower end 8 of the shirtwaist with a band or belt 9 preferably elastic. Various means can be employed to retain the belt or band 9 in position, but I prefer to turn up the lower edge of the shirtwaist, as at 10 (Fig. 3) toform a pocket 16 to receive the band 9, the edge 11 of the turned up portion 10 being secured to the shirtwaist.

'Io arrange the shirtwaist for securement to the trousers, indicated by 13, Fig. 2, I provide the shirtwaist with button-holes 14, the band 9 being also provided with button holes (not indicated by a numeral) which aline with the button-holes 14. The fabric of the waist and material of the band 9 are secured together by button-hole stitching 15; hence, the band 9 is securely held in the pocket 16 therefor. The shirtwaist will be long enough to provide a fullness or blouse effect 17 at the waistline or waist band of the trousers.

By the above described means, I am able to provide a shirtwaist having the appearance when worn of an ordinary shirt. By means of the elastic band 9 the shirtwaist is prevented from pulling up and the trousers from slipping down. It will of course be understood that button-holes, such as indicated by 14, will be provided front and rear, the rear button-holes not being indicated.

To permit of the adjustment of the lower end of the shirtwaist to accommodate different waist-line dimensions, or to provide a tighter fit of the band 9, I provide the same with snap-fasteners (for instance) consisting of a ball-member 18 and socketmembers 19, a slight distance apart (see Fig. 4). To decrease the waistline dimension of the shirtwaist, the band portion will be folded over and secured as shown in Fig. 5, at both sides of the shirtwaist, or at one side only, according to requirements. There will be a set of these fastener-members 18 and 19 at each side of the shirtWa-ist, although I have shown but one set. Other fastening devices to accomplish the same result can be usedvif desirable, these herein shown being illustrative of the idea.

Having noW described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A tailless shirt having its extreme lower 1o border turned over to form an annular receptacle around the Waist of the wearer, in combination With a belt inclosed in said receptacle, said belt and the annular side Walls of said receptacle being provided With registering holes arranged at intervals around Vthe circumference to permit the passage through these three parts of means of supporting trousers.

Signed at New York city, N. Y. this 26 day of July, 1916.

v ARTHUR KAPLAN. Witnesses z EDWARD A. JARvIs, MAURioE BLOCK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fiveA cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

